This story deals with suicide. If you need help, you can call 988 to speak with a trained listener, or visit 988lifeline.org for crisis chat services and more information. Tristin Kate Smith knew she wanted to be a nurse in high school. She enrolled in a state tested nurse aide, or STNA, program and was […] The post After losing a daughter, Smith family pushes for Ohio nurse staffing legislation appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
Nurse staffing shortages have been a challenge in healthcare for years, and was only made worse by the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to staffing issues that are still pervasive in the state, the Ohio Nurses Association has launched an advocacy campaign called "Code Red" in an effort to promote safer staffing ratios. The campaign will focus on a number of
Around 100,000 registered nurses left the workforce idue to the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, and hundreds of thousands more have indicated they may leave the workforce by 2027 due to exhaustion